Gleam by Sarah Broom

Author:Sarah Broom [Broom, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Poetry
Publisher: Auckland University Press
Published: 2013-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

small

she was squashed up

as small as a baby bird,

damp and secret

and reluctant in its egg,

as small as the breathless

tip of a fern frond,

as the tight, cool centre

of a treble clef,

as the innocent

huddle of a little toe,

as small as a cherry stone

tucked beneath a tongue

I think all that smallness

was just because

she needed

to be held

small things

are easier

to hold

and when

you are holding

something small

it is easier

to say

don’t worry

everything

will

be

OK

and anyway

I’ve got you

here

right

now

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